Opinion

OPINION

OPINION

Marine businesses risk costly mistakes by accidentally giving commercial buyers consumer-style rights, warn lawyers Jennie Harris and Lucy Goff, from Ocean Legal, in their latest column for Maritime Journal.

17th September 2025

MARITIME LAW FOCUS: Avoid giving too many rights to customers

17th September 2025

OPINION

OPINION

With carbon penalties looming, there’s a lot of work going on to find alternatives to diesel, which still has no real competitor when it comes to cost, availability or performance.

17th September 2025

Is the maritime industry ready for the hydrogen era?

17th September 2025

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

For more than a decade, there have been two major categories of ocean drones, or USV’s: high-power short-endurance drones and low-power long-endurance drones.

8th September 2025

Revolution: Long-endurance high-power ocean drones

8th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Service Operation Vessel (SOV) market is going through a period of rapid expansion driven by two main factors: a growing demand for wind-specific offshore support and more commercial opportunities in the…

21st August 2025

OPINION: Can the growing SOV fleet meet demand?

21st August 2025

OPINION

OPINION

The commercial maritime industry is a high-stakes environment where safety, precision, and alertness are non-negotiable. 

18th August 2025

OPINION: Drug and alcohol testing vital in maritime

18th August 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The tide of batteries flowing through the maritime industry is lapping at the hulls of all kinds of vessels, from tiny RIBs to container ships.

14th August 2025

Deep dive: Battery tugs – feasible or ‘crazy’?

14th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Across Europe’s maritime sector, operational agencies are rethinking the way they specify and deploy high-performance rigid inflatable boats (RIBs).

13th August 2025

Multi-role vessels: Shift in requirements for marine agency craft

13th August 2025

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

When shipyards fail to put proper health and safety measures in place, it can lead to tragic and costly results. In their latest column for Maritime Journal, Ocean Legal’s Jennie Harris and Lucy Goff…

11th August 2025

Maritime Law Focus: Health & safety processes are vital

11th August 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Swiss battery maker Leclanché says its marine batteries are difficult to compete with, whether in performance, sourcing or recycling. In the third of our series of interviews with battery makers, we talk…

5th August 2025

INTERVIEW: Leclanché powers up for marine battery boom

5th August 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Can intelligent innovation boost visibility, build trust and grow the marine services sector? Vik Bharat, director at Vessconn’s Maritime Ltd, shares his thoughts with Maritime Journal subscribers and Seawork Members.

4th August 2025

From dock to data: Boost visibility, build trust and fine-tune marine services

4th August 2025